NEW  YORK 

SIGHT- SEEING 

TAXICAB 
TOURS 


Descriptive  Pamphlet  of  Tour  No.  2 
Upper  West  Side 


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227  E.  64th  STREET^NEW  YORK 


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NEW  YORK  TIMES,  Broadway  and  42d 
Street.  It  was  founded  by  Henry  Jarvis  Ray- 
mond in  1  85  1 .  For  the  sixth  months  ending 
March  31,  1917,  the  average  net  paid  circula- 
tion of  the  daily  and  Sunday  editions  exceeded 
344,000  copies.  It  was  originally  located  at 
1  1  3  Nassau  Street.  In  1  85  7  it  moved  to  Park 
Row,  where  it  was  published  for  nearly  half  a 
century,  moving  to  Broadway  and  42d  Street  in 
1905.  The  height  of  the  building  is  363  feet. 
In  order  to  accommodate  the  expanding  business 
of  the  newspaper  and  increase  its  mechanical 
equipment,  the  Times  Annex  was  erected  on  43d 
Street,  and  possesses  the  latest  developments  and 
facilities  for  the  preparation  and  manufacture  of 
a  great  modern  daily  newspaper. 

v  fi^'^'  I   Opposite  the  "Times,"  on  the  West  Side,  is 

k  *)Fm4KL  I   the  RIALTQ,  a  moving-picture  theatre.  On 

the  east  is  Cohan's  Theatre.  Between  43d  and 
44th  Streets,  west  side,  is  Shanley's  Restaurant. 
On  this  spot  Washington  met  Putnam,  September  15,  1776,  the  day 
before  the  Battle  of  Harlem.  There  is  a  tablet  placed  by  the  Sons  of 
ti,„  Revolution  to  commemorate  the  event.  Northeast  corner  is  Wallack's 
Hotel,  and  at  the  southeast  corner  is  the  Claridge  Hotel,  a  fifteen-story 
structure,  formerly  known  as  Rector's  Restaurant. 

Opposite  the  Astor  Hotel,  on  Broadway,  occupying  the  entire  block, 
is  a  group  of  theatres  and  music  halls,  erected  by  Oscar  Hammerstein.  It 
contains  the  Criterion  and  New  York  Theatres.  Northwest  corner  of 
Forty-Fifth  Street  is  the  Astor  Theatre.  Northeast  corner  is  the  Tokio 
Restaurant  with  Oriental  cooking.  Diagonally  opposite  is  the  Palace,  a 
popular  vaudeville  theatre.  West  side  Broadway,  46th  Street,  is  the 
Globe  Theatre.     Opposite  is  the  Pekin  Restaurant,  another  show  place. 


STRAND  THEA- 
TRE. Broadway 
and  47th  Street. 
High  class  moving 
picture  theatre.  Seat- 
ing capacity  thirty-five 
hundred.  It  was  built 
at  a  cost  of  one  mil- 
lion dollars,  and  is 
considered  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  thea- 
tres in  the  world. 
The  admission  is  very 


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HOTEL  ASTOR. 

Broadway,  between 
44th  and  45th 
Streets.  This  spot 
was  once  part  of  the 
historic  Long  Acre 
Farm.  It  has  a  thou- 
sand rooms  and  is 
equipped  with  special 
devices  for  the  com- 
fort, safety  and  con- 
venience of  guests.  It 
has  the  largest  ball" 
room  of  any  hotel  in 
the  country,  where 
many  notable  events 
have  been  held,  such  as  the  wonderful  Hudson  Fulton  Banquet,  the  famous 
Roosevelt  Bull  Mose  Dinner,  at  which  there  were  more  than  2,500  diners. 
The  most  striking  feature  of  the  ball-room  is  its  ceiling  of  bronze,  which 
cost  more  than  $1  00,000.  It  has  the  largest  roof  garden  in  the  world,  and 
also  has  the  largest  glass-enclosed  dining-room,  so  arranged  that  it  can  be 
used  both  winter  and  summer. 


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RECTOR'S,  northeast  corner  48th  Street.  A  very  popular  restaurant, 
occupying  two  floors.  CHURCHILL'S,  southwest  corner  49th  Street. 
From  this  point  to  66th  Street  is  what  is  known  as  "Automobile  Row," 
comprising  the  New  York  salesrooms  of  a  majority  of  the  leading  automobile 
manufacturers,  tire  makers  and  dealers  in  special  automobile  accessories. 
WINTER  GARDEN,  northeast  corner  50th  Street,  very  popular  high 
class  vaudeville  theatre. 


COLUMBUS  STATUE,  erected  in  the  centre  of  Columbus  Circle  in 
1892,  the  400th  anniversary  of  the  discovery  of  America.     It  is  77 
feet   high    and  con- 
sists of  a  monumental 
shaft  of  granite  rest- 
ing   on    a  pedestal 
and  surmounted  by  a 
marble  statue  of  Co- 
lumbus.    In  front  of 
the  pedestal  is  a  fig- 
ure of  a  youth  study- 
ing the  globe.  Below 
is    a    bronze  tablet 
portraying  the  Land- 
ing    of  Columbus. 
This  monument  was  ^ 
the  gift  of  American  Sf 
Italians. 


million  persons. 


NATIONAL  MAINE  MONU- 
MENT, facing  the  Circle,  at  the  en- 
trance to  Central  Park,  was  erected  in 
memory  of  the  naval  officers  and  men 
who  lost  their  lives  on  the  battleship 
Maine,  which  was  sunk  in  Havana  Har- 
bor February  15,  1898.  It  is  44  feet 
high,  and  consists  of  two  colossal  groups 
on  sides  representing  the  Atlantic  and 
Pacific  coasts.  In  front  is  a  group  of 
sculptures  representing  Courage,  awaiting 
the  flight  of  Peace,  and  Fortitude  sup- 
porting the  feeble.  On  the  side  facing 
the  Park  is  a  representation  of  Justice 
receiving  back  the  sword  which  she  had 
entrusted  to  the  Genius  of  War,  and 
History  recording  its  deeds.  The  whole 
is  surmounted  by  a  group  representing 
Columbia  Triumphant,  from  the  guns 
recovered  from  the  sunken  Maine.  The 
total  cost  was  approximately  $175,000, 
and  was  contributed  by  more  than  one 
It  was  unveiled  May  30,  1913. 


HOTEL  MAJESTIC,  Central  Park  West  and  72d  Street.  It  was  built 
in  1894  and  cost  approximately  $3,000,000.  It  is  twelve  stories  high 
and  has  six  hundred  rooms.  It  is  a  family  hotel.  All  of  the  rooms  enjoy 
light  and  air  from  the  outside.  It  affords  a  direct  view  of  the  beautiful 
woodlands  of  Central  Park,  and  is  an 
ideal  place  for  motorists  and  eques- 
trians. During  the  summer  it  has  a 
beautiful  roof  garden,  where  one  can 
dance  and  dine,  called  "Gardens  in  the 
Air."  It  is  known  for  its  large,  spa- 
cious rooms  and  high  ceilings,  which 
are  not  found  in  more  modern  hotels. 


CROTON  RESERVOIR,  Central 
Park.  Starts  at  86th  Street  and  ex- 
tends to  about  96th  Street.  The  upper 
is  the  retaining  and  the  lower  the  receiv- 
ing reservoir.  They  cover  an  area  of 
143  acres  and  have  a  capacity  of 
1 , 1  80,000,000  gallons.  The  water  is 
brought  from  High  Bridge  Aqueduct 
over  the  Harlem  River,  coming  from 
the  Croton  Watershed  forty  miles  north 
of  the  city,  in  Westchester  County. 


MUSEUM  OF 
NATURAL  HIS- 
TORY, 77th  Street 
and  Central  Park 
West.  It  was  found- 
ed in  1 869  for  the 
purpose  of  establish- 
ing a  Museum  and 
Library  of  Natural 
History,  to  encourage 
the  development  of 
the  study  of  Natural 
Science,  and  for  ad- 
vancing the  general 
knowledge  of  kindred 
subjects.  It  was  temporarily  located  for  eight  years  in  the  Arsenal  in 
Central  Park.  The  corner-stone  for  the  present  building  was  laid  in  1874 
by  President  U.  S.  Grant.  It  is  one  of  the  largest  municipal  structures  in 
the  city  and  cost  approximately  $5,000,000.  The  building  is  designed, 
when  completed,  to  occupy  all  of  Manhattan  Square.  It  is  a  five-story 
building,  and  contains  wonderful  specimens  of  wood,  birds,  animals,  stone, 
jewels,  pottery,  monkeys  and  apes,  reptiles,  insects,  minerals  and  collections 
from  the  South  Sea  and  Philippine  Islands.  It  also  contains  the  Morgan 
collection  of  gems,  and  has  exhibits  from  South  and  Central  America. 
Among  the  most  striking  exhibits  are  the  cases  containing  birds  and  mammals 
amid  their  life  surroundings,  the  forty-eight  groups  of  birds  and  twenty-two 
mammals  having  been  produced  at  a  cost  of  $45,000.  Gems  and  pearls 
are  shown  in  the  famous  Tiffany  collection;  marine  life  is  extensively  illus- 
trated; also  thousands  of  Christian  Missionary  objects  illustrating  the  cus- 
toms and  domestic  life  of  different  races. 

CENTRAL  PARK.  It  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  most  famous 
of  New  York's  many  parks.  It  extends  from  59th  Street  north  to  1  1  0th 
Street,  from  8th  Avenue  to  5th  Avenue,  two  and  one-half  miles  in  length 
and  half  a  mile  in  width.  It  has  nine  miles  of  carriage  drives,  six  miles 
of  bridle  paths,  30 
miles  of  walks,  thirty- 
six  bridges,  and 
twelve  tunnels,  and 
seats  for  1  0,000  per- 
sons. It  contains 
statues  and  bronze 
busts  of  noteworthy 
men,  a  menagerie,  a 
small  collection  of 
animals  and  birds, 
and  the  Mall,  where 
concerts,  free  to  the 
public,  are  given. 


THE  EGYPTIAN  OBELISK  is 
one  of  the  most  interesting  objects,  as 
it  brings  us  back  many  centuries, 
having  been  first  erected  in  the  1  6th 
century  B.  C,  in  Cairo,  Egypt.  It  has 
seen  kings  and  empires  rise,  flourish 
and  pass  away.  It  was  removed  by 
Augustus  Caesar  to  Alexandria,  and 
erected  before  the  temple  of  Caesar 
12  B.C.  In  the  year  1877  it  was 
presented  to  the  United  States  by  the 
Khedive  of  Egypt,  and  was  erected 
on  the  present  site  in  1881.  The 
cost  of  removal  was  $102,5  76, 
which  was  contributed  by  William 
Vanderbilt.  It  is  69]/2  feet  high  and 
weighs  448,000  pounds. 

McCOWAN'S  PASS  TAVERN 
was  built  on  the  site  of  a  strategic 
point  during  the  Revolutionary  War, 
where  a  body  of  American  soldiers, 
pursued  by  the  British,  passed  September  15,  1775.  The  British  erected 
entrenchments  here.  November  16,  1776,  a  large  number  of  American 
soldiers  captured  at  Fort  Washington,  were  marched  through  here  on  their 
way  to  prison.  Harlem  Mere  is  a  very  charming  lake.  In  1814  Fort 
Clinton  was  erected  at  the  top  of  the  hill  above  this,  traces  of  the  earth- 
works still  being  visible.    A  memorial  tablet  marks  the  spot. 

CATHEDRAL  OF  ST.  JOHN  THE  DIVINE,  between  Cathedral 
Parkway  (110th  Street),  Amsterdam  Avenue,  113th  Street,  and  Morn- 
ingside  Drive.  The  length  is  to  be  600  feet;  breadth  over  all,  300  feet; 
area,  99,500  square  feet  or  more.  It  is  the  fourth  largest  Cathedral  in 
the  world.  First  services  on  the  ground  were  held  January  1 ,  1 892 ; 
corner-stone  was  laid  December  27,  1892.  Parts  built  at  the  present 
are  the  Crypt,  Choir, 
Seven  Chapels  of 
Tongues,  and  Cross- 
ing. The  foundation 
for  the  Nave  is  now 
being  laid.  The 
Cathedral  Close 
grounds  cost  $850,- 
000;  completed  por- 
tion of  the  Cathedral 
about  $3,500,000. 
The  completed  Ca- 
thedral is  to  cost 
about  $10,000,000. 


COLUMBIA  UNI- 
VERSITY, extends 
from  1  1  4th  to  1  20th 
Street,  and  from 
Broadway  to  Am- 
sterdam Avenue.  It 
was  founded  by 
royal  charter  from 
George  II  in  1  754, 
under  the  name  of 
King's  College.  The 
name  was  changed  to 
Columbia  College  in 
1  784,  and  to  Co- 
lumbia University  in  1892.  The  first  building  was  located  at  Park  Place 
and  Church  Street,  then  moved  to  49th  and  50th  Streets,  Madison  to  Park 
Avenues,  in  1857.  The  change  to  the  present  site  occurred  in  1897.  The 
various  schools  were  founded  as  follows:  Law  School,  1858;  School  of 
Mines,  1863;  School  of  Architecture,  1881  ;  School  of  Political  Science, 
1  880;  School  of  Philosophy,  1  890;  School  of  Pure  Science,  1  892  ;  School 
of  Journalism,  1912;  School  of  Business,  1916.  College  for  men  is 
called  Columbia  College,  and  for  women  Barnard  College.  There  are  at 
least  twenty-five  buildings,  the  majority  having  been  donated  to  the  Uni- 
versity. Each  building  is  devoted  to  some  particular  science  or  purpose. 
The  University  also  includes  Barnard  College  for  women  at  1  1  9th  Street, 
which  was  founded  in  1897,  and  consists  of  four  buildings,  which  were 
also  donated  to  the  University.  Columbia  University  has  about  20,000 
students  annually. 

GRANTS  TOMB,  Riverside  Drive  and  1 22d  Street.  It  is  150  feet 
high.  The  tomb  was  built  from  a  design  of  J.  H.  Duncan,  and  was  finished 
in  1897.  It  is  made  of  white  granite  quarried  in  North  Jay,  Me.,  and  is 
made  only  of  flawless  blocks.  The  interior  is  lined  with  snow  white  marble 
from  Lee,  Mass.  The  cost  was  $600,000,  donated  by  90,000  sub- 
scribers, most  of  whom  were  New  York  citizens,  none  of  whom  gave  over 
$5,000.  The  interior  is  cruciform  in  plan,  the  four  corners  being  con- 
nected at  the  top  by 
arches,  the  tops  of 
which  are  fifty  feet 
from  the  floor  level. 
The  sarcophagus, 
resting  in  the  open 
crypt,  is  a  single 
piece  of  red  granite 
bearing  the  name 
Ulysses  S.  Grant, 
supported  by  a  gran- 
ite pedestal.  A  sim- 
ilar sarcophagus  be- 


side  it  contains  the  remains  of  his  widow.  The  approach  to  the  crypt  is  by 
a  stairway  which  gives  access  to  the  space  dedicated  to  the  sarcophagi.  On 
the  main  floor  are  two  rooms  containing  flags  of  the  Civil  War  and 
innumerable  resolutions.  Behind  the  tomb  is  a  Ginko  Tree,  sent  by  Li 
Hung  Chang,  the  Chinese  statesman,  and  planted  by  Yang  Yu.  A  tablet 
in  English  and  Chinese  reads:  "This  tree  is  planted  at  the  side  of  the  tomb 
of  Gen.  U.  S.  Grant,  ex-President  of  the  United  States  of  America,  for  the 
purpose  of  commemorating  his  greatness,  by  Li  Hung  Chang,  Guardian  of 
the  Prince,  Grand  Secretary  of  State,  Earl  of  the  First  Order;  Yang  Hu, 
Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  of  China,  Vice-President 
of  the  Board  of  Censors,  Kwang  Hsu,  23d  year,  4th  moon,  May,  1897." 
Northeast  of  the  Tomb  are  Japanese  cherry  trees,  and  a  tablet  presented  by 
the  Japanese  government  in  1  9  1  2  in  honor  of  General  Grant. 

THE  CLAREMONT,  a  noted  restaurant,  is  located  above  the  Tomb. 
The  house  was  built  soon  after  the  Revolution  and  named  after  Clare- 
mont,  the  royal  residence  in  Surrey  of  Prince  William  (later  King  William 
IV),  who  was  a  fellow  midshipman  with  Michael  Hogan  (who  built  this 
place)  in  the  English  navy.  It  was  later  occupied  by  Lord  Devon.  In 
1815  Joseph  Bonaparte  (later  King  of  Spain)  lived  here.  It  has  been  a 
restaurant  since  1872. 

RIVERSIDE  VIADUCT  extends  from  127th  to  135th  Streets,  is  1,770 
feet  long,  80  feet  wide,  72  feet  high.  It  was  built  in  1  900  and  cost  approx- 
imately $777,174.  Proceeding  up  the  Drive  a  wonderful  view  of  the 
slopes  of  New  Jersey,  with  the  Palisades,  can  be  seen.  Also  looking  up 
the  Hudson  the  view  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  sights  to  be  seen.  The 
Viaduct,  spanning  Manhattan  Valley,  provides  for  the  northern  extension 
of  the  Drive  to  a  connection  with  the  Harlem  Speedway.  At  1  63d  Street 
and  fort  Washington  Avenue  is  the  New  York  INSTITUTE  FOR  THE 

Instruction  of  the  Deaf  and  Dumb,  founded  1 870.  DeWitt  Clinton 
was  its  first  president. 
It  accommodates  500 
pupils  and  is  free  to 
all  deaf  children  liv- 
ing in  the  State,  re- 
gardless of  parents' 
circumstances.  Chil- 
dren from  other 
States  are  charged 
tuition.  It  is  sup- 
ported by  the  State, 
counties  and  volun- 
tary contributions. 
At  1  68th  Street  and 
Fort  Washington 
Avenue  is  the  Arm- 
ory of  the  22d  Regi- 
ment of  Engineers. 


FOR  T  WASH- 
INGTON PARK 
extends  from  1  7 1  st 
Street  to  1  8 1  st  Street. 
It  is  the  highest  land 
on  the  island,  being 
270  feet  above  tide- 
water. The  three 
forts,  Fort  Washing- 
ton, Fort  Tyron  and  Fort  George,  with  entrencnments  stretching  across  the 
island,  formed  the  Revolutionary  defences  of  this  part  of  Manhattan.  All 
three  forts  were  taken  by  the  British  November  1  6,  1  776.  A  monument 
in  the  park,  erected  by  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution,  marks 
the  fortification.  Fort  Washington  Point  was  formerly  Jeffrey's  Hook. 
Ships  were  sunk  here  to  impede  the  progress  of  the  British. 

ARROWHEAD  INN,  177th  Street.  To  the  north  is  the  C.  K.  G. 
Billings  estate,  a  large  house  and  beautiful  grounds.  To  the  north  of  the 
Billings  estate  is  the  site  of  Fort  Tyron.  A  tablet,  set  in  the  rock,  was 
erected  by  Mr.  Billings.    Heavy  fighting  took  place  at  this  spot. 

ABBEY  INN  is  at  Fort  Washington  Avenue  and  198th  Street. 

DYCKMAN  HOUSE,  PARK  and  MUSEUM.  Southeast  corner 
Broadway  and  204th  Street.  Was  built  in  1  783  and  has  been  changed 
very  little  since.  It  was  built  by  William  Dyckman,  a  grandson  of  Jan 
Dyckman,  who  came  to  New  York  in  1  660  and  settled  in  Harlem.  He 
was  awarded  a  part  of  the  present  land,  a  portion  of  which  land  remained 
in  the  hands  of  his  descendants  up  to  the  present  year,  nearly  two  hundred 
and  forty  years.  The  house  has  a  basement,  parlor  floor,  bedroom  floor 
and  attic,  and  two  extensions,  the  kitchen  and  the  servants'  quarters.  The 
interior  of  the  house  has  been  arranged  so  as  to  preserve  the  appearance  of 
each  room  in  its  original  condition,  the  old  furniture,  objects  from  the  home- 
stead, kitchen  utensils,  silver,  glassware,  etc.  Everything  is  placed  as  it  was 
in  the  original  homestead.  There  is  the  Museum,  which  contains  primitive 
knives,  forks,  spoons,  brooches,  fragments  of  Dutch  tiles,  coins  and  many 
specimens  of  pottery  and  porcelain;  also  numerous  heirlooms  from  different 
members  of  the  fam- 
ily— jewrelry,  books, 
silverware  and  porce- 
lain. It  was  the 
scene  of  many  events 
during  the  Revolu- 
tionary War.  It  is 
one  of  the  most  inter- 
esting spots  in  New 
York  at  the  present 
time. 


1 


WASHINGTON 

BRIDGE.  Extends 
from  Amsterdam 
Avenue  and  1  8 1  st 
Street  to  Aqueduct 
Avenue  and  1  72d 
Street.  This  is  a 
beautiful  cantilever 
bridge,  2,399  feet 
long  and  86  feet 
wide.  Each  of  the 
two  steel  arches  has  a 
span  of  5  1  0  feet,  and  a  height  of  1  35  feet.  It  cost  $2,700,000.  At  the 
west  end  is  a  fountain  and  memorial  tablet  erected  in  memory  of  Andrew 
Jackson. 

HIGH  BRIDGE,  West  1  75th  Street,  carries  across  the  Harlem  the 
original  Croton  aqueduct.  The  bridge  is  1,460  feet  in  length;  the  crown 
of  the  highest  of  the  fourteen  arches  is  116  feet  above  the  river.  The 
ground  adjacent  constitutes  High  Bridge  Park.  The  original  Croton 
waterworks  were  completed  in  1842. 

JUMEL  MANSION,  Edgecomb  Avenue  and  1  60th  Street,  is  the  most 
famous  historic  house  on  Manhattan  Island.  It  was  built  in  1  763  by 
Roger  Morris.  General  Washington  took  the  Mansion  as  his  headquarters 
and  occupied  it  for  thirty'six  days,  during  which  time  the  Battle  of  Harlem 
took  place.  After  the  fall  of  Fort  Washington  it  was  occupied  by  the 
British  Lieutenant  General,  Sir  Henry  Clinton,  and  later  by  the  Hessian 
commander.  It  was 
a  farm  house  in  1  790 
when  Washington 
gave  a  dinner  to  his 
Cabinet  officers  and 
their  ladies.  Stephen 
J  u  m  e  1  bought  the 
place  in  1810.  He 
died  in  1  832  and  his 
wife  married  Aaron 
Burr.  She  was  a 
famous  historical 
character  and  an  en- 
tertainer of  noted  men. 
She  died  in  1  865. 

SPANISH  ROMAN  CATHOLIC  CHURCH,  156th  Street  off 
Broadway,  built  on  the  Italian  renaissance  order  of  architecture.  The 
windows  are  of  very  beautiful  designs  and  the  interior  is  rich  in  decora- 
tion. The  altar  is  of  Sienna  marble  and  mosaic.  The  Sanctuary  lamp 
was  presented  by  Alphonso  XIII.  The  two  small  chapels  contain  paintings 
by  a  leading  Spanish  artist. 


AMERICAN 
GEOGRAPHIC- 
AL SOCIETY. 
Broadway,  15  6th 
Street,  is  the  oldest 
geographical  society 
in  the  United  States, 
founded  in  1852. 
The  library  consists 
of  more  than  50,000 
books  and  thousands 
of  pamphlets,  and 
contains  the  oldest  and  rarest  geographical  works  in  existence.  Among  its 
gold  medalists  are  the  names  of  the  most  distinguished  explorers  and 
geographers.  The  exhibition  rooms  contain  permanent  exhibitions  of  ancient 
maps.  A  facsimile  reproduction  of  the  famous  Cabot  map  of  1  844  and  the 
Juan  de  la  Cosa  map  of  1500,  and  the  Hondius  and  Blaeu  maps,  dated 
161  1  and  1605  respectively,  are  here  on  exhibition. 

THE  AMERICAN  NUMISMATIC  SOCIETY.  On  the  floor  are 
wall  cases  containing  specimens  of  medalic  art  arranged  according  to  artists 
and  nationalities,  among  which  are  British  war  medals,  and  honorary  orders, 
the  French  orders,  and  several  medals  relating  to  the  French  Revolution, 
badges  worn  by  members  of  the  National  Assembly;  German  decorations, 
Holland,  Belgium,  Danish,  Norwegian  and  Swedish;  Papal  orders,  deco- 
rations from  Spain,  Portugal,  Russia,  Balkan  States,  Turkey,  African 
States,  China,  Japan,  Persia  and  other  countries. 

HISPANIC  SOCIETY  OF  AMERICA.  L  ibrary  and  Museum,  156th 
Street,  near  Broadway.  The  library,  art  collection  and  historical  objects 
were  gathered  by  Archer  M.  Huntington,  who  endowed  the  Hispanic 
Society  and  the  land,  to  bring  the  people  in  the  United  States  interested  in 
Spanish  history,  art  and  literature,  in  closer  relations  with  the  Spanish  and 
Portuguese  people.  He  spent  more  than  eighteen  years  making  the  collec- 
tions, which  are  the 
largest  in  the  coun- 
try, and  the  most 
important  in  the 
world.  The  mu- 
seum contains  sam- 
ples of  pottery  dat- 
ing back  to  the  fifth 
zentury  B.C. ;  silver, 
medals,  coins  and 
textiles,  besides 
carvings  in  wood, 
marble  and  iron- 
work. 


TRINITY  CHURCH  CEMETERY,  153d  to  155th  Streets,  Amster- 
dam Avenue.  Opened  in  1 843.  Among  the  many  graves,  the  most 
notable  is  that  of  Audubon.  The  grave  is  marked  by  a  monument  raised 
by  the  New  York  Academy  of  Science.  It  also  contains  the  grave  of 
Gen.  John  A.  Dix,  who  stated,  "If  any  man  attempts  to  haul  down  the 
American  flag,  shoot  him  on  the  spot" ;  Philip  Livingston,  one  of  the 
signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence;  Clement  C.  Moore,  who  wrote 
"The  Night  Before  Christmas";  Colonel  John  Jacob  Astor,  and  Madame 
Jumel.  Northwest  corner  is  a  Chapel  of  Intercession  erected  in  1914. 
The  bronze  tablet  placed  on  the  wall  marks  the  site  of  fortification  of  the 
American  Army  during  the  Revolutionary  War.  It  also  contains  the 
graves  of  General  Striker,  Mayor  Fernando  Wood  and  Bishop  Wainwright. 
On  the  east  is  the  Trinity  Cemetery  Parish  House,  which  contains  a  large 
playroom,  with  gymnasium,  billiard  room,  reading  room,  cooking  school, 
and  departments  where  other  industrial  arts  are  taught. 

COLLEGE  OF 
THE  CITY  OF 
NEW  YORK.  Am- 
sterdam Avenue,  1  40th 
to  1  38th  Street.  Was 
established  in  1  848  by 
the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion. Was  formerly 
located  at  23d  Street 
and  Lexington  Ave- 
nue. Moved  to  its 
present  site  September, 
1  907.  The  group  in- 
cludes the  main  build- 
ing, containing  rooms  for  most  of  the  departments  of  study,  besides  the 
Great  Hall,  the  Library  and  the  Executive  offices;  the  Chemistry  Building, 
Compton  Hall  (Mechanic  Arts  Building),  Townsend  Harris  Hall,  occu- 
pied by  the  Academic  Department;  the  Gymnasium,  and  the  Stadium. 
The  College  of  the  City  of  New  York  received  the  gift  of  the  first  stadium 
built  for  the  public  in  this  city,  which  was  given  by  Mr.  Adolph  Lewisohn, 
and  cost  $200,000.  It  is  built  of  concrete  and  resembles  the  Coliseum  in 
Rome.  The  seating  capacity  is  about  6,000,  and  there  is  standing  room 
for  1 ,500  more.  The  athletic  field  within  contains  a  baseball  diamond, 
a  football  field,  a  fifth  of  a  mile  running  track,  and  proviison  for  other 
sports.  The  five  other  buildings  cost  $5,000,000  approximately.  The 
day  session  has  about  2,000.  The  High  School  Department  has  1,500 
students  and  the  night  session  about  3,000.  It  is  a  free  college.  The 
Great  Hall  in  the  main  building  contains  a  wonderful  painting  called 
"Graduation,"  and  a  large  organ  on  which  recitals  are  given  on  Sunday 
and  Wednesday  afternoons.  This  hall  is  also  used  for  lectures,  and  seats 
about  2,000  people.  Many  receptions  given  to  prominent  foreign  delegates 
are  held  in  this  hall.  The  bell  in  the  tower  weighs  three  and  one-half  tons. 
The  Historical  Museum  contains  a  collection  of  rare  prints  and  maps. 


FIFTH  AVENUE,  Fifty- 
ninth  Street,  statue  of  William 
Tecumseh  Sherman,  made  of 
gilded  bronze;  Hotel  Nether- 
lands on  northeast  corner; 
Hotel  Savoy,  southeast  corner ; 
57th  Street,  homes  of  Mrs. 
C.  P.  Huntington,  southeast 
corner ;  Herman  Oelrichs, 
northeast;  Mrs.  Cornelius 
Vanderbilt,  northwest.  North- 
west corner  55th  Street  is  Fifth 
Avenue  Presbyterian  Church ; 
southwest  corner  55  th  Street  is 
Gotham  Hotel ;  southeast  cor- 
ner, St.  Regis  Hotel,  a  lux- 
urious house.  No.  504,  Mrs. 
Russell  Sage;  591,  Mrs.  Og- 
den  Goelet;  47th  Street,  east 
side,  No.  579,  Mrs.  F.  J. 
•  Shepard  (formerly  Miss  Helen 
Gould)  ;  45th  Street,  east  side,  Cnurch  of  Heavenly  Rest;  southeast  corner 
44th  Street,  Harriman  National  Bank ;  directly  opposite,  Fifth  Avenue 
Bank;  southwest  corner  44th  Street,  Sherry's;  northeast  corner,  Delmon- 
ico's;  43d  Street,  Jewish  Temple  Emanu-El,  the  richest  reformed  con- 
gregation in  America.  University  Club,  northwest  corner  54th  Street. 
Membership  composed  of  graduates  of  universities  and  colleges.  The  sculp- 
tured seals  of  eighteen  colleges  are  employed  for  exterior  decorations.  689, 
William  Rockefeller;  53d  Street,  St.  Thomas  P.  E.  Church,  built  in  1  9  1  1  ; 
5 2d  Street,  northwest  corner,  W.  K. 
Vanderbilt;  between  51st  and  5  2d 
Street  is  twin  Vanderbilt  residence;  647, 
Robert  Goelet. 


ST.  PATRICK'S  CATHEDRAL, 
Fifth  Avenue,  occupies  block  from  Mad- 
ison to  Fifth  Avenues,  Fiftieth  to  Fifty- 
first  Streets.  It  is  the  second  largest 
cathedral  in  America.  The  corner-stone 
was  laid  in  1858  and  the  Cathedral  was 
dedicated  in  1879  by  Cardinal  Mc- 
Closky.  The  cost  of  the  land  was  over 
$60,000,  and  the  building  $2,000,000. 
The  seating  capacity  is  2,500.  There 
are  seventy  windows,  forty-five  are  fig- 
ured, their  subjects  drawn  from  the 
Scriptures  and  the  lives  of  the  Saints; 
and  fourteen  more  are  filled  with  stained 
glass,  all  made  in  France. 


SOME 

GENERAL  FACTS  CONCERNING 
NEW  YORK  CITY 

NEW  YORK  CITY  is  the  largest  city  in  the  world.  It  has  an 
area  of  314^4  square  miles  and  a  population  of  5,597,982. 
Divided  into  five  Boroughs:  Manhattan,  Bronx,  Brooklyn,  Queens 
and  Richmond.  Alien  immigration  for  year  ending  June,  1916, 
was  79,968.  Births  for  the  year  1916,  137,644,  and  number 
of  deaths  was  77,801.  It  is  guarded  by  the  following  forts: 
Forts  Hamilton  and  Wadsworth  on  the  Narrows;  Fort  Jay  on 
Governor's  Island;  Forts  Schuyler  and  Totten,  eastern  side  ap- 
proaching Hell  Gate;  Fort  Hancock  at  Sandy  Hook;  Long  Island 
Sound,  on  Fisher's  Island,  Fort  H.  G.  Wright;  Great  Gull  Island, 
Fort  Michie;  Plum  Island,  Fort  Terry. 

There  are  4,943  men  in  the  Fire  Department;  a  force  of  10,616 
in  the  Police  Department;  4,161  letter  carriers;  5,000  men 
employed  in  the  Street  Cleaning  Department;  522  elementary 
schools  and  23  high  schools  for  free  education  of  the  public; 
22,526  teachers  in  day  and  night  schools,  including  men  and 
wonren  teachers;  number  of  pupils,  723,150;  134  hospitals  in 
Manhattan  and  Bronx. 

Total  area  of  improved  parks  in  Manhattan  is  1,25  7  acres.  New- 
York  City  is  surrounded  by  the  Hudson,  Harlem,  Bronx  and 
East  Rivers. 

Food  consumed  per  day:  105  gallons  of  water  per  capita;  ap- 
proximately 2,000,000  quarts  of  milk;  other  food,  9,000,000 
pounds. 

Amount  food  received  daily:  Meat,  31,000,000  pounds;  cheese, 
563,000  pounds;  eggs,  3,205,000;  canned  goods,  625,000; 
poultry,  3,700,000  pounds;  vegetables,  24,000,000  pounds; 
making  a  total  of  80,469,000  pounds  handled  at  28,548  establish- 
ments throughout  the  city. 

Churches:  Baptist,  61  ;  Greek  Catholic,  6;  Christian  Scientist,  6; 
Congregational,  15;  Jewish,  38;  Lutheran,  58;  Methodist,  68; 
Presbyterian,  68;  Protestant  Episcopal,  Ml;  Reformed,  33; 
Roman  Catholic,  152;  miscellaneaus,  101. 

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